For the Jan. 7 Los Angeles Clippers-Portland Trail Blazers game, C.J. McCollum, Portland shooting guard and point guard, sat out due to a “clerical error,” according to ESPN. The Trail Blazers reportedly submitted a roster with McCollum listed as “inactive” in place of teammate Luis Montero, a rookie shooting guard who’s been mostly inactive since […]
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Out of the Shark Zone for January 12, 2016
Brazil to waive visa requirement from June 1 to Sept. 18 for 2016 Olympics Brazil announced that U.S., Australian, Canadian and Japanese citizens will not need visas during a 90-day period that includes the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics, from the lead-up to the end of the Paralympic Games. The waiver program is an […]
Spring 2016 Intramurals
Preseason Basketball Registration Dates: Jan. 4-16 Competition Dates: Jan. 19-25 Basketball Registration Dates: Jan. 4-22 Competition Dates: Feb. 1-25 4v4 Flag Football Registration Dates: Jan. 18-28 Competition Dates: Feb. 4-25 Racquetball Registration Dates: Jan. 4-22 Competition Dates: Jan. 26
Athlete of the Week: Casey Carroll
As the son of a Division I basketball coach, basketball has always been a big part of Casey Carroll’s life. Due to his father’s involvement in the sport, Carroll was exposed to basketball at a young age and has played ever since. He said, “I grew up around basketball and I just fell in love […]
Winter break sports recap
While most students spent their winter breaks catching up on sleep and watching Netflix, a number of NSU’s athletes were hard at work. Catch up on some of the action that happened while you were away. Women’s basketball The women’s basketball team competed and were victorious in four games over winter break. The Sharks are […]
Athlete of the Week: Dakota Villella
For Dakota Villella, junior education major, softball is one of the biggest parts of her life and has helped mold her into the person she is today. Villella, a Hollywood, Florida, native, attended American Heritage High School, where she played softball for four years and soccer for three. During her senior season at American Heritage, […]
On the Bench: College Bowl Games
Since their start in 1902, college bowl games have been a major source of entertainment for fans during the college football postseason. But now, college bowl games are incredibly overdone and have become nothing more than a way for college football programs to make a quick buck. Bowl games should be a chance for some of […]
Out of the Shark Zone for December 1, 2015
Canelo Alvarez becomes first Mexican to win junior middleweight, middleweight world titles New middleweight champion of the world Canelo Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto after a unanimous decision on Nov. 21. The judges scored the match at 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111 in favor of Alvarez. Chargers retire LaDainian Tomlinson’s No. 21 During the Nov. 22 halftime […]
Coach’s Corner: Julie LeMaire
With an intense passion for the game, continuing her softball career into the realm of coaching was an easy decision for Julie LeMaire, head coach of NSU’s softball team. LeMaire began playing softball at a young age and continued playing through high school and college. LeMaire received a scholarship to Quincy University, where she played […]
Out of the Sharkzone for November 17, 2015
Russian reportedly sponsored doping program during 2012 Summer Olympics Five Russian track and field athletes and five Russian coaches and administrators could face lifetime bans from the Olympics for doping violations. The World Anti-Doping Agency commission said the London 2012 Summer Olympics were sabotaged by Russian track and field athletes who were a part of […]